"Steady Soil" by James A. Gardner

Steady Soil

by James A. Gardner

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.
The soil in the city is rich if sometimes alkaline
.
Fertilizer required for
Beulah plantings
   5 to 10 nitrogen
                    5 phosphorous
.
the missing element
for Harvard Ave.
                10-15-20 or as close to that
as possible w/ no higher nitrogen
.
To fathom the means by which
acidity/alkalinity effect the avail
   of nutrients so that
we can unlock the magic in all of Linda's azaleas
.
As I amble to see this over-alkalinity
pour high loams (oak & needles compostd)
onto every week save for
.
clematis, daylily.
.
Today I dug a bed along the back walk
into which we place iris
.
beyond that we need a steady sowe
.
source: 8 Jul 89 entry

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